Summary
Glenoma is an unincorporated community in Lewis County located off U.S. Route 12, between the towns of Morton and Randle. The area is northeast of Riffe Lake.[1]
Glenoma, Washington | |
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  Glenoma  Glenoma | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′52″N 122°09′36″W / 46.51444°N 122.16000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Elevation | [1]820 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98336 |
| Area code | 360 |
History edit
Glenoma was originally named Vern and briefly as Verndale.[1] The area was later renamed by Beverly Coiner, deriving the moniker by combining glen, meaning "valley", and oma, from the Hebrew word for "a measure of grain"; the name was construed to mean "fruitful valley".[2][3][4]
The first covered swimming pool in Lewis County opened in Glenoma in 1961.[5]
Climate edit
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glenoma has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[6]
| Climate data for Glenoma | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.9 (7.2) |
49.9 (9.9) |
53.6 (12.0) |
58.6 (14.8) |
65.3 (18.5) |
71 (22) |
77.1 (25.1) |
77.9 (25.5) |
72.4 (22.4) |
62.1 (16.7) |
51.0 (10.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
60.7 (15.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31 (−1) |
32.2 (0.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
37 (3) |
42.3 (5.7) |
47 (8) |
49.8 (9.9) |
49 (9) |
44.8 (7.1) |
38.3 (3.5) |
34.9 (1.6) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
39.3 (4.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 10.00 (254) |
6.96 (177) |
6.42 (163) |
5.42 (138) |
3.82 (97) |
2.98 (76) |
1.18 (30) |
1.41 (36) |
3.25 (83) |
5.14 (131) |
9.51 (242) |
10.08 (256) |
66.17 (1,681) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.7 (20) |
3.5 (8.9) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.3 (3.3) |
3.2 (8.1) |
16.9 (43) |
| Source: [7] | |||||||||||||
Parks and recreation edit
The community is located north of several recreation areas, including Riffe Lake, Taidnapam Park, and Cowlitz Falls Park which is located on the Cispus River near its junction to the reservoir, Lake Scanewa.[8]
Education edit
Students in the town are served by the White Pass School District.[9]
The Glenoma Elementary school was built in the 1920s.[a] It was rebuilt after a fire in 1932[10] and razed in 2011 after it had been closed due to low enrollment. Elementary students in the area began attending Randle Elementary School in 2004.[11]
Notes edit
- ^ There are multiple reports recording 1923, 1929, or 1932 as to year the building was constructed. The building is reliably reported as burning down and being rebuilt in 1932.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Glenoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. "Origin of Washington geographic names". University of Washington press.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 97.
- ^ The Chronicle Staff (May 30, 2014). "Today in Lewis County History: Band Upsets Animals; Salkum Mill Reopens; East Lewis County Pool Opens; Fire Causes $6 Million Damage". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Climate Summary for Glenoma, Washington
- ^ "GLENOMA, WASHINGTON (453177)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Rose, Buddy (October 29, 2004). "Coho bring anglers to Lake Scanewa". The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "White Pass School District". whitepass.k12.wa.us. White Pass School District.
- ^ Mittge, Brian (January 24, 2007). "Rampage in Pe Ell Earns Murder Conviction in 1907". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Pesanti, Dameon (May 22, 2014). "Residents Reviving Community History in Glenoma". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.